Cu Chi Tunnel (Half day Tour)

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At 8.am: Picking up at your hotel or my office in Hochi Minh, We go straight to the BEN DINH tunnels (Fighting tunnel). A vast underground tunnel system was secretly dug out by hand by the troops of the “National Liberation Front”, and continued to expand as the fighting raged above ground. They were built during the struggle against the colonial powers that were very strong. The tunnel extended three levels deep, with secret entrances, guard rooms, traps for attackers, head quarter, rooms for surgery and wounds, kitchens, escape tunnels to the Saigon River, etc… Total length is more than 200 km. They were dug by using simple farming too and many hours hard – working.

A documentary video tells us the bravery and cleverness of the Vietnamese villagers, for the example, their skilful ways of camouflaged entrances and air holes for breathing. After this film we trek to a typical part of this tropical jungle battle field (between this Lao – Cambodia – Vietnam border) to see and go inside the tunnels and experience the live of the villager. This location was the first link from the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the NLF head quarters. Around the secret bunker entrances there are many big bomb craters. You also can try some manioc at VC kitchen.

At 14.00 pm: Back to town, we can drop you off at War Crime Museum or at your hotel. Tour is ended.